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The Highland Renaissance site in Eminence will host a 24-hour footrace on March 13-14, starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday and finishing at 9 a.m. on Sunday. Due to Daylight Saving’s Time, which falls during the event, the finishing time has been pushed back one hour to get in the total 24 hours.

Compared to the first time the Eminence girls’ team played cross-county rival Henry County 12 weeks ago, Henry’s head coach Todd Gilley said Eminence has a “much improved basketball team.”

But Gilley’s squad was on fire last Friday night as the Ladycats knocked down 11 3-pointers and cruised in for a 71-26 victory. The Cats, who also beat Eminence 67-13 in the season opener on Dec. 3, has now won 11 straight games over Eminence dating back to January 2005.

Finishing up the regular season with wins over Williamstown and Trimble County, the Henry County boys’ basketball team is now ready for post-season action to start this Wednesday.

Coach Derek Springate said each team in Kentucky is even at 0-0 and all that really matters are the district tournaments, which start this week. Henry plays Owen County (at Gallatin County High School) in the 31st District tournament on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Springate is stressing to his players the importance of putting the regular season behind them and focusing on Owen.

Eminence High School senior Jordan Fairchild will host a 3-on-3 basketball tournament inside EHS this Saturday to raise money for Haiti. The tournament, labeled Hoops 4 Haiti, starts at 3 p.m. and costs $5 per player. The winning team receives $75. Donations are also being accepted.

The Henry County youth baseball signups will be held Feb. 25 and March 3 from 6-8 p.m. at the 4-H Center inside the Henry County fairgrounds, and again on March 6 from 9 a.m. until noon. Ages range from six to 15.

The Eminence boys’ basketball team dropped its final four regular-season games to enter the postseason with a 5-20 record.

The Warriors, who played Shelby County in the opening round of the 30th District tournament on Tuesday night past deadline, lost to Bellevue (68-61) last Wednesday, Beth Haven (66-41) on Thursday and Berea (53-35) on Saturday for the 5-20 mark.

Chris Nethery said his squad did improve throughout the course of the season but they never developed that killer instinct.